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Apple must pay €13b in back taxes, top EU court rules

Financial Times: Court confirms Ireland provided ‘unlawful aid’ via tax deal.

US joins global condemnation after Israel's school strike kills 100

World leaders condemn Israel’s air strike on Gaza refuge which killed about 100 people.

These are the beaches the French would rather you didn’t know about

Where to find secret islands, sheltered coves and the country's best moules frites.

Imports plunge, New Zealand records $669m goods trade surplus for June

Kiwifruit exports shone but car imports tanked.

Elon Musk’s X to get final EU warning over dangerous content

Warning shot against X follows start of an investigation by EU’s regulators.

Why work 4 days a week when you can work 6? Greece gives it a shot

Greek move aimed at labour shortages, overtime, tax evasion.

Marine Le Pen’s hard-right National Rally heading for victory in France

Voters have turned out in high numbers for the first round in French elections.

Apple faces EU's new digital competition rules aimed at big tech

App Store dispute: Regulators accuse Apple of breaking new rules on competition.

Can Europe’s economy ever hope to rival the US again?

Financial Times: Worried EU policymakers are searching for ways to inject some dynamism.

Letters: Tikanga Māori has no place in our secular legal system

OPINION: 'The role of the judiciary is to interpret our law, not to make new law.'

NZ's 'ambitious' FTA with the EU comes into force

Horticulture shipments likely to take immediate advantage of NZ's FTA with the EU.

Local Waipu shop's award-winning cheeses answer to new EU regulations

Origin Northland in Waipu sells food products with the lowest possible food miles.

Exxon chief earns four times as much as bosses at Shell and BP

Financial Times: The $61.4m packet underlines vast disparity between European and US pay.

Contested decision as ECB holds interest rates at 4%

Financial Times: Some policymakers backed cut at latest meeting.

Gor-gone-zola: Some NZ cheeses to be renamed after EU deal

NZ Specialist Cheesemakers' Association says it has seven years to find alternative names.

Europe faces ‘competitiveness crisis’ as US widens productivity gap

Financial Times: Washington reaps benefits from green fiscal stimulus, rehiring.